Tuning World Bondsee 2008 Show brought something new to all the tuning fans: the Audi A4 3.0 TDI by Rieger Tuning. The vehicle features a stylish front-lip spoiler, new side skirts, a rear bumper featuring an air diffuser with integrated sport exhaust system, 20 inch alloy wheels.
The 3.0 liter diesel engine capable of developing 240 hp also received some ECU tweaking developing now 297 hp and an astonishing 610 Nm of torque.
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This Audi A4 you see today has also a little Lamborghini in it! But unfortunately this is limited to the alloy wheels and brakes of a Gallardo. The rest of the car is customized with an ABT body kit, with widened wings in order to have an imposing presence but also with 20” alloy wheels.
The car is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 engine which, with the help of the ECU tuning and new exhaust system, is capable to deliver 285hp. At the interior the vehicle features a new multi-media system including a DVD reader, Playstation and radar detector, in a word all the things required for a maniac tuner in order to brake some rules on the streets.
Abt Sportsline unveiled this year at the Geneva Auto Show, their new line for the newly redesigned Audi A4. The kit contains a new front skirt, new side and rear skirts and a stylish rear roof spoiler. Abt didn’t stop on exterior and the Audi engine also receive a power upgrade.
The 1.8 liter TSI engine can be upgraded from 160hp to 200 hp or 240 hp while the diesel engine is capable of delivering 282hp instead of 240hp. The diesel engine can be also upgraded to maximum 310hp and 610 Nm of torque. In order to improve the performances and the sound of the engine Abt also added a four-pipe exhaust system. The braking system was also improved by the tuner due to the new specifications of the car. So next time you look at the A4 Wagon, think about all the goodies it might hide inside ;)
It first was no hybrid version for the Q7 for the US market, and now new A4 hybrid will get the same fate. And all because of the plummeting value of the dollar.
Audi USA communications director Jeff Kuhlman explained that the cost of homologating the hybrid system on both vehicles would likely not be offset by anticipated sales of the hybrids. As a result of low volumes and the unfavorable exchange rate, the prices would be too high to make business sense.
Instead Audi is planning to offer the A4 with the same 3.0l diesel V6 that is to be used in the Q7 and VW Touareg. That engine is already being certified and has economies of scale so that it makes business sense. At the same time it will provide a significant boost in fuel efficiency compared to the gas V6 that is also available.
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